Hollywood could be exempt from N.Y.'s assault-weapons ban; are you attending Thursday's rally in Albany?

5:59 PM,
Feb. 27, 2013

Written by

Joseph Spector
Journal Albany bureau

ALBANY -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders may exempt film productions in New York from the stringent assault-weapons ban passed last month.

Cuomo and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, D-Manhattan, told reporters Wednesday that the state is not expected to make major changes to the gun-control law adopted Jan. 15. But they could amend the law so Hollywood productions are exempt from the assault-weapons ban.

"We haven't talked about the details of it, but the basic concept of should you be able to use these types of guns in movies? The answer is yes," Cuomo said. "We spend a lot of money ...